All Outputs (61)

Disrupting classic paradigms of justice after an armed conflict: The child soldier phenomenon (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

It is estimated that worldwide tens of thousands of children are associated with armed forces and groups. Whether they have been forcefully integrated into these groups or have voluntarily joined their ranks, the reality is that such children are exp... Read More about Disrupting classic paradigms of justice after an armed conflict: The child soldier phenomenon.

The conflict in Ukraine and genocide (2022)
Journal Article

Since the beginning of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine that started on 24 February 2022 accusations of genocide have been levelled against each other by both sides. This article focuses on the claim that Russia is carrying out a genocide in U... Read More about The conflict in Ukraine and genocide.

International Conflict and Security Law (2022)
Book

This unique two-volume book covers virtually the whole spectrum of international conflict and security law. It proceeds from values protected by international law (Part I), through substantive rules in which these values are embodied (Part II), to in... Read More about International Conflict and Security Law.

Keeping control of personal information in the digital age: Efficacy and equivalence of tortious and GDPR/DPA remedial relief? (2022)
Journal Article

A global recognition of the threat to the protection of private information online, coming in particular from the big “tech” companies, is currently increasingly apparent. The same concerns, this article will argue, are driving significant legislati... Read More about Keeping control of personal information in the digital age: Efficacy and equivalence of tortious and GDPR/DPA remedial relief?.

Legal assistance at the police station: Shifts and contradictions in the context of COVID-19 (2022)
Book Chapter

Women in refugee law, policy and practice: An introduction to the refugee survey quarterly special issue (2022)
Journal Article

As co-founders and conveners of the Women in Refugee Law (WiRL) network, we are delighted to introduce this Special Issue. The contributors are WiRL members who take forward the network's objectives of recentring the study of refugee women by reviewi... Read More about Women in refugee law, policy and practice: An introduction to the refugee survey quarterly special issue.

Peace(keeping) operations: Soldiers without enemies? (2022)
Book Chapter

Peacekeeping as an operative tool has existed almost for as long as the United Nations (UN) and while its value is recognised, indeed it has become an all-encompassing means to building, securing and maintaining peace, it was never meant to exist. Th... Read More about Peace(keeping) operations: Soldiers without enemies?.

Non-State actors of protection and the sliding scale of protection for refugee women (2022)
Journal Article

The article argues that although the gradual recognition of non-State actors as agents of persecution was hailed as a success in ensuring better protection for refugee women at risk of harm from their community or family, the associated development o... Read More about Non-State actors of protection and the sliding scale of protection for refugee women.

Do archaic tax evasion offences create unintended outcomes for tax enforcement and compliance? (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In the UK, more than twenty statutory offences can be used to prosecute tax evasion. However, the prosecution of natural and legal persons for tax crimes is often undertaken using archaic common law offences and legal doctrines. In fact, very few ind... Read More about Do archaic tax evasion offences create unintended outcomes for tax enforcement and compliance?.

Military assistance on request and collective self-defence (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The concepts of military assistance on request (or ‘intervention by invitation’) and collective self-defence are, in some respects, strikingly similar. They both involve a prima facie unlawful use of force by one state, undertaken at the request of... Read More about Military assistance on request and collective self-defence.

‘An endlessly strange experience’: Experiences of media reporting on criminal courts during the Covid-19 pandemic (2022)
Report

It is well established that the news media plays a pivotal role ‘in facilitating open justice’ by reporting on the proceedings of the courts. Following the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic and the shutting of physical court rooms in England and Wales i... Read More about ‘An endlessly strange experience’: Experiences of media reporting on criminal courts during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Neurodivergent defendants & the poor lawyer: How might defence lawyers adapt to their clients’ needs? (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Academic integrity and assessment offences: Anecdotal observations by an AOA from practice (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Assessment Offences, it would seem, are on the rise. Access to better supporting software, such as text-matching resources like SafeAssign and TurnitIn or a simple search engine access with key phrases, have made plagiarism or collusion easier to de... Read More about Academic integrity and assessment offences: Anecdotal observations by an AOA from practice.

Neurodivergent defendants & the poor lawyer: How might defence lawyers adapt to their clients’ needs? (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Poor lawyering is arguably, at its core, a failure to be a good lawyer. One method of measuring ‘good’ lawyering is to assess how effectively lawyers discharge their professional duties (for example, acting in the best interests of a client). Whilst... Read More about Neurodivergent defendants & the poor lawyer: How might defence lawyers adapt to their clients’ needs?.

Decoration or mutilation? Female genital piercing and the law (2022)
Journal Article

This article assesses the legality of Female Genital Piercing (FGP), which refers to the piercing of female genitalia to adorn it with jewellery, for decoration or sexual enhancement. The position in the UK is uncertain because the World Health Organ... Read More about Decoration or mutilation? Female genital piercing and the law.

The law relating to domain names (2022)
Book Chapter

In this chapter, selected legal issues regarding the names of websites and associated keywords are discussed from the perspective of a trade mark owner, such as a company or other enterprise conducting business under the same or similar name as that... Read More about The law relating to domain names.

The law relating to protection of data and personal information (2022)
Book Chapter

The legal meaning of data is wide, and refers to electronic representations of information in any form. The internet operates exclusively by way of providing access to and reproducing data. As a result, the possible range of information contained in... Read More about The law relating to protection of data and personal information.

The ascent of green crime: Exploring the nexus between the net zero transition and organized crime (2022)
Journal Article

This editorial highlights a fundamental gap in the existing literature base whereby the climate crisis is largely missing from journals covering all aspects of finance - including those that cover financial crime (for a wider discussion, see Stern, 2... Read More about The ascent of green crime: Exploring the nexus between the net zero transition and organized crime.

Editorial: Sexuality, gender and asylum: Refugees at a crossroads (2022)
Journal Article

Human rights have been increasingly recognized irrespective of one's sexual orientation of gender identity (SOGI) at international, regional and domestic levels; however, legal frameworks do not yet tackle violations of such rights effectively. As a... Read More about Editorial: Sexuality, gender and asylum: Refugees at a crossroads.

Nigeria’s legal responses to climate change obligations (2022)
Thesis

This thesis set out to analyse the effectiveness of the Nigerian legal mechanisms (laws, policies, regulations, and institutions) to achieve the international climate change obligations stemming from the UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol, and the Paris Agreemen... Read More about Nigeria’s legal responses to climate change obligations.